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Wildlife professionals from diverse backgrounds conducting hands-on animal care and research during a conservation field operation.

TWS Position Statement: Workforce Diversity within the Wildlife Profession

Furbearer pelts hanging in a storage shed after regulated trapping for wildlife population management and conservation.

TWS Position Statement: Trapping Furbearers

American bison grazing behind a wire fence in open grassland, illustrating wildlife confinement and restricted migration.

TWS Issue Statement: Confinement of Wild Ungulates within High Fences

Large colony of Adélie penguins gathered along the Antarctic coastline near melting sea ice and glacial waters.

TWS Issue Statement: The Antarctic

Moss-covered trees and dense vegetation in an old-growth forest ecosystem providing critical habitat for wildlife and biodiversity.

TWS Issue Statement: Management of Old-growth Forest on the Pacific Coast of North America

Researchers reviewing data and charts during a scientific peer review process for wildlife conservation and environmental policy studies.

TWS Issue Statement: Scientific Peer Review of Agency Decision Processes

Pack of gray wolves moving through snowy forest habitat representing wolf restoration and ecosystem balance in protected wilderness areas.

TWS Issues Statement: Wolf Restoration and Management in the Contiguous United States

Grizzly bear walking through forested mountain habitat highlighting wildlife conservation and human–bear coexistence challenges.

TWS Issue Statement: Delisting of Grizzly Bears in the Greater Yellowstone Area

Oil and gas industrial facility in a mountain valley showing habitat disturbance and infrastructure development in wildlife areas.

TWS Issue Statement: Oil and Gas Development in the Rocky Mountain West

Group of feral swine foraging on forest ground, showing habitat disturbance caused by invasive wild pigs.

TWS Issue Statement: Feral Swine in North America

Group of feral horses standing in open grassland habitat, showing their presence and impact on native ecosystems.

TWS Issue Statement: Feral Horses and Burros in North America

Domestic sheep grazing on open rangeland, illustrating the risk of disease transmission between livestock and nearby wildlife populations.

TWS and AAWV Joint Issue Statement: Domestic Sheep and Goats Disease Transmission Risk to Wild Sheep

Large python consuming a mammal on forest ground, showing the impact of invasive species on native wildlife ecosystems.

TWS Position Statement: Invasive Species

Wildlife conservation law enforcement vehicles driving along a forest road during a patrol to protect natural habitats and prevent illegal activity.

TWS Position Statement: Conservation Law Enforcement

Owl perched on a handler’s gloved hand during a wildlife conservation education program with visitors observing in the background.

TWS Position Statement: Conservation Education

Wind turbines on a mountain ridge landscape showing renewable energy development in wildlife habita

TWS Issue Statement: Impacts of Wind Energy Development on Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat

Large crowd of people walking in a public space, representing human population density and its impact on wildlife habitats and natural ecosystems.

TWS Position Statement: Human Populations

Large herd of antelope grazing in open grassland, representing wildlife population control and ecosystem management.

TWS Position Statement: Wildlife Fertility Control